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Tag Archives: SAP
SAP’s Business ByDesign: Still a Long Way to Go
New service pack for SAP’s SaaS ERP offering is a step forward, but what about the channel?
Posted in Enterprise Applications Also tagged Business ByDesign, cloud computing, Enterprise Applications, ERP, SaaS 1 Comment
Is Price Management Consolidation Coming?
The brand of business intelligence software known as price management offers a substantial value proposition, so why are so many enterprise software providers waiting in the wings?
SAP: Does the Sybase Deal Make Sense?
The deal does give the company several key technologies, but it also could become a major distraction.
Posted in Enterprise Applications Also tagged acquisition, Business Objects, Oracle, SAPPHIRE, Sybase 2 Comments
Pulling Channel Partners into the Cloud
If SaaS applications are ever going to deliver rich, manufacturing-specific functionality, ISVs, system integrators, and resellers are probably going to be the ones to deliver it.
Posted in Enterprise Applications Also tagged cloud computing, Enterprise Applications, ERP software, IFS, Infor, manufacturing software, NetSuite, Oracle, SaaS, Salesforce.com, software as a service, system integration 2 Comments
BI: Where’s the Payoff?
Businesses are having trouble identifying the benefits of business intelligence software. Maybe that’s because they’re looking at it the wrong way.
Posted in Enterprise Integration, Systems & Integration Also tagged analytics, benefits of BI, BI software, business intelligence, Cognos, IBM, Infor, Oracle, Sterling Commerce, supply chain management Leave a comment
Has Oracle Miscalculated?
Oracle’s suit against third-party maintenance services provider Rimini Street could easily backfire.
Posted in Enterprise Applications Also tagged ERP, Oracle, Oracle lawsuit, Rimini Street, software support, third-party maintenance, TomorrowNow 2 Comments
(Mis)understanding NetWeaver
SAP’s NetWeaver is being skewered for not competing successfully against middleware market leaders. But it hasn’t realistically been positioned to do so for a long time.
Posted in Enterprise Integration, Systems & Integration Also tagged IBM, Microsoft, middleware, NetWeaver, Oracle, service-oriented architecture, SOA Leave a comment
Ordering Up Innovation
SAP’s new CEOs want to reclaim the mantle of industry innovation leader. But building a culture of innovation takes time, and it can’t be mandated from the top.
Posted in Enterprise Applications Also tagged Business ByDesign, CEO change, cloud computing, culture of innovation, in-memory database, Oracle Leave a comment
The Democratization of BI